Metaphor; its showing how that rack was moving alot-something like how a teeter totter would look had someone been playing on it. it was comparing the rack to a teeter totter
Food consumption is used as a symbol for social status in the play. The more food is consumed by a person, the higher is his social status and the more prominent people he knows. Oscar Wilde uses the play to show that excessive society.
<span>The last one: Pomelos and oranges—types of citrus fruits—grow in tropical climates.</span>
